Nicole made landfall along Florida’s east coast early Thursday morning, marking the first time a hurricane has struck the state in November in nearly 40 years. The storm made landfall at around 3 a.m. this morning near Vero Beach as a Category 1 hurricane, packing max winds of 75 mph, dangerous storm surge and heavy rains, but was quickly downgraded to a tropical storm. According to the National Hurricane Center's (NHC) 7 a.m. update, Nicole's track hasn't deviated much from previous models and is still moving west-northwest at 14 mph about 55 miles east of Tampa and 30 miles southwest of Orlando, with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph.
Nicole made landfall along Florida’s east coast early Thursday morning, marking the first time a hurricane has struck the state in November in nearly 40 years. The storm made landfall at around 3 a.m. this morning near Vero Beach as a Category 1 hurricane, packing max winds of 75 mph, dangerous storm surge and heavy rains, but was quickly downgraded to a tropical storm. According to the National Hurricane Center's (NHC) 7 a.m. update, Nicole's track hasn't deviated much from previous models and is still moving west-northwest at 14 mph about 55 miles east of Tampa and 30 miles southwest of Orlando, with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph.